Embroidery-foot attachment.



J. H. PET'I'IT. EMBROIDERY FOOT ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. a, 1013.

1,102,433, I Patented July 7, 1914.

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WITNESSES WEI-8 ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS CU. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D. C.

JOHN H. PETTI'I, OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

EMBROIDERY-FOOT ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914.

Application filed March 8, 1913. Serial No. 752,993.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. Pn'r'rrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Great Falls, in the county of Cascade and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Embroidcry-Foot Attachments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to sewing machine attachments and has special reference to a device which will hold the goods in a taut position when it is desired to embroider the same.

Another object of the device is the production of an efficient means, whereby the goods may be moved at every raising of the needle, if it is so desired.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an end elevation of a machine showing the device attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved embroidery foot attachment. Fig. 3 is a section taken through the attaching bracket showing how the same is attached to the presser foot bar.

Iteferring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 designates the usual machine which is provided with the operating mechanism 2 and head 3. This head 3 is provided with the usual slidably mounted needle bar 4 and presser foot bar 5.

hen it is desired to use the embroidery foot attachment, the foot which is usually carried by the presser foot bar 5 may be removed and the attachment placed thereon. This attachment comprises a coiled spring 6 from which extends the neck 7 The end of this neck 7 is held in engagement with the bracket 8 by means of the screw 9. This bracket 8 is provided with a plurality of spaced fingers 10 which are bent to form in combination with the bracket 8 substantial U-shaped inner portion 11. By placing these fingers 10 upon the presser foot bar 5, as illustrated in Fig. 1',- the attachment may be securely held thereon by placing the screw 12 between the spaced linger 10. Extending from the coiled spring there is also an upwardly extending neck 13, a bridge portion 14 and a depending portion 15. The depending portion 15 is provided with a laterally bent foot 16 and lip 17 In this manner it will be seen that the foot 16 will rest evenly upon the support and will firmly engage the same so as to hold the goods in a taut position since the spring 6 will normally urge the foot 16 downwardly.

It will be seen that when the needle bar 4'. rises, the needle attaching screw 18 will catch the bridge portion 1 1 and will thereby raise the foot 16 from engagement with the support whereby the cloth may be moved if so desired, or may be left in the same position so as to allow the needle to strike in the same position.

When this device is used, the bracket member is placed upon the presser foot bar and held thereon by means of the screw 12. As the needle bar is raised and lowered, the screw 18 will strike upon the bridge portion 14- and will raise the foot from the upper portion of the plate at which time the goods may be removed, when so desired. It should be noted, however, that the depending portion 15 is longer than the length of the needle 4 carried by the needle bar 4, and therefore the foot 16 will strike and rest upon the goods and support for holding the goods which are being embroidered in a set position before the same are engaged by the needle 4:

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a device of the class described, the combination with a machine provided with a supporting bar and a needle bar, an em broidery foot carried by said supporting bar, said embroidery foot comprising a coiled spring, means for attaching said spring to said supporting bar, an upwardly extending neck extending from said spring.

a bridge portion extending from said neck,

a downwardly bent portion extending from said bridge and terminating in a laterally bent foot, said foot terminating in an up wardly bent lip said needle bar provided with a knob, sald knob adapted to engage said bridge When the needle bar is raised for raising said foot from engagement with the support, said lip constituting a means for preventing the goods from becoming entangled With the end of the foot.

J. H. SPEER, FRED A. EWALD JAMES M. CHARTERN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

